MARTEN

marten, marten cat

(noun) agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

marten (plural martens)

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.

Etymology 2

Noun

marten (plural martens)

Archaic form of martin (the bird)

Anagrams

• Arment, rament

Source: Wiktionary


Mar"ten, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A bird. See Martin.

Mar"ten, n. Etym: [From older martern, marter, martre, F. martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS. mear, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. mör. Cf. Foumart.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.

2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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